15 ISIS terrorists to India from Sri Lanka - NDTV

The Kerala coast has been put on high alert
following intelligence reports that boats carrying 15 ISIS terrorists had set
off from Sri Lanka to the Lakshadweep islands, police said Saturday.

According to highly places sources in the
police department, the coastal police stations and coastal district police
chiefs have been alerted.

"Such alerts are usual practice but this
time we have a specific information about the number. We have alerted the
coastal police stations and the police chiefs of coastal districts to be on
alert in case of any sighting of suspicious vessels," a top police source
told PTI.

The coastal police department said it was on
alert since May 23, the day alert came from Sri Lanka.

"We were on alert since the Sri Lankan
attack took place. We have also alerted the fishing vessels and others
venturing into the sea to be cautious of suspicious activities," coastal
department sources confirmed to PTI.

After the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka,
Kerala was on alert, especially after NIA investigations revealed that ISIS
operatives had planned attacks in the State.

Intelligence agencies believe that a
considerable number of people from Kerala are still with the ISIS which was
recently wiped out from Iraq and Syria.

Sri Lanka witnessed a deadly terror attack on
April 21 when eight blasts rocked the Island nation killing over 250 people.
The ISIS claimed responsibility for the incident.